Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. China
  3. Poland
  4. Comparison
CNY
COMPARED TO
PLN

Poland is 14.9% more expensive than China.

If you lived in Poland instead of China, you would:
local_dining

pay 87.9% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.38
CN¥22.94
$5.33
zł19.75
+57.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.09
CN¥34.49
$5.05
zł18.73
-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
CN¥3.37
$1.04
zł3.86
+109.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.31
CN¥2.09
$0.88
zł3.25
+184.9%
Average +87.9%
China vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 26.6% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
CN¥11.34
$0.82
zł3.04
-50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.37
CN¥43.23
$3.03
zł11.23
-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.30
CN¥49.52
$2.44
zł9.04
-66.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.88
CN¥12.72
$2.00
zł7.40
+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.90
CN¥12.89
$1.91
zł7.07
+0.3%
Apples (1 lb) $0.88
CN¥5.94
$0.38
zł1.43
-56.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.56
CN¥3.82
$0.51
zł1.90
-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.85
CN¥5.77
$0.58
zł2.14
-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.59
CN¥4.00
$0.74
zł2.75
+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.44
CN¥2.97
$0.29
zł1.09
-32.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.44
CN¥2.98
$0.33
zł1.23
-24.1%
Average -26.6%
China vs. Poland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 28.9% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.98
CN¥27.02
$4.94
zł18.30
+23.9%
Monthly public transit pass $17.52
CN¥118.82
$24.23
zł89.78
+38.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,890.38
CN¥141,686.89
$20,252.35
zł75,047.04
-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.09
CN¥27.77
$6.41
zł23.76
+56.6%
Average +28.9%
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home

pay 70.4% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.68
CN¥92.76
$13.83
zł51.25
+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $374.47
CN¥2,539.80
$425.90
zł1,578.21
+13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.99
CN¥1,587.05
$335.38
zł1,242.79
+43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $40.53
CN¥274.86
$131.12
zł485.86
+223.5%
Average +70.4%
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child_care

pay 59.2% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $428.59
CN¥2,906.85
$197.96
zł733.57
-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,190.61
CN¥109,811.20
$5,708.80
zł21,154.52
-64.7%
Average -59.2%
China vs. Poland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.02
CN¥6.89
$1.80
zł6.65
+76.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.84
CN¥26.06
$2.09
zł7.75
-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.18
CN¥21.54
$4.28
zł15.84
+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $40.09
CN¥271.89
$25.02
zł92.70
-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.20
CN¥42.03
$6.23
zł23.07
+0.5%
Average +5.7%
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store

pay 2.6% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $64.09
CN¥434.70
$72.59
zł268.97
+13.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.80
CN¥256.39
$36.76
zł136.22
-2.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $91.61
CN¥621.35
$70.55
zł261.45
-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $84.88
CN¥575.66
$86.71
zł321.33
+2.2%
Average -2.6%
China vs. Poland - Cost of clothing
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